| 单词 | description |
| 释义 | description (once / 103 pages) n A description puts something in words, like a portrait puts a person in paint. The lawnmower you came home with did not quite fit the description of the dishwasher you went shopping for. The root for description is the Latin word descriptio, meaning “to write down.” The “script” in description tells you that a good description makes what it describes come to life, like a script for a movie. Your description of that fudge almond swirl ice cream was so good I could taste it! Unfortunately, I'm allergic to nuts. WORD FAMILYdescription: descriptions+/describable: indescribable/describe: describable, described, describes, describing, description, descriptive/descriptive: descriptively, descriptivism, undescriptive/indescribable: indescribably/undescriptive: undescriptively USAGE EXAMPLESIf he couldn’t fill the job description, he said, there was no use trying to fake it. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Authorities say police pursued a vehicle Thursday that matched the description of one involved in an earlier armed robbery. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Each personality description gets a little convoluted, but suffice it to say that this is at least an interesting way to approach losing weight. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1n the act of describing something Hypo|Hyper characterisation, characterization the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features labela brief description given for purposes of identification detailing, particularisation, particularizationan individualized description of a particular instance sketch, vignettea brief literary description speech act the use of language to perform some act 2n a statement that represents something in words Syn|Hypo|Hyper verbal description job description description of the responsibilities associated with a given job spec, specificationa detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-paintinga graphic or vivid verbal description computer architecturethe art of assembling logical elements into a computing device; the specification of the relation between parts of a computer system network architecturespecification of design principles (including data formats and procedures) for creating a network configuration of data processors epithetdescriptive word or phrase portrait, portraiture, portrayala word picture of a person's appearance and character statement a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc 3n sort or variety every description of book was there Hyper form, kind, sort, variety a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality |
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